poetry
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National Poetry Month: Day 9
Yes, I skipped some days. Part of this is due to suddenly needing to go out of town for an interview (and a test for said interview). As I am looking for a job to help bolster my income, I simply had no time for an update. Since daily updating may not be possible for Continue reading
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National Poetry Month: Day 5
The prompt for today was posted on Legendfire by Tisiphone’s Downfall: “Write a poem in any style, any length, using blank verse. This is simply unrhymed verse, especially unrhymed iambic pentameter. Each line will have around 5 (pentameter) iambs (one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed, such as in “ago”).” Untitled Dear Self, I built Continue reading
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National Poetry Month: Day 4
Today I’ll explore a Sijo — a Korean verse that consists of three lines that are 14 – 16 syllables each. Passion I don my love and dance by the light of the moon — fervently lit by desire, I weave the stars as a bridge from me to you, hand in hand, coupled as Continue reading
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National Poetry Month: Starting late
It’s National Poetry Month and I’m starting a bit late to this bandwagon. I decided to try to post a short poem daily. Since I missed two days, I’ll just start today, and maybe try to make up those two days later this month by posting more than one poem. I’ll also examine various forms Continue reading
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Throes of Agony: Free Verse Poem
Throes of Agony A tear drop gathers on the tip of your nose. Take a step back, a balancing act on the tightrope, the crowd pulsing with a negative energy, jeering, cat-calling, throwing trinkets, half-eaten pickles and popcorn at your precariously balanced body. One down. Life gathers you in a close embrace, then rips your Continue reading
Reshaping Reality 